Week 11 Nuremberg Laws
The Nuremberg Laws helped provide a better insight at how things evolved and eventually led to the Holocaust. The Nazis discriminated against people based on lineage, and physical appearance, which allowed Nazi Germany to the mass killings of a selected group of people. One thing that stood out to me was Article 4 in the laws. It states that:
1. Jews are forbidden to fly the Reich or national flag or display Reich colors.
2. They are, on the other hand, permitted to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the state.
The second statute specifically was interesting because it was subtle, it showed the Jewish that the German state protected their exercising of that right. Typically, that would be a good thing, but instead the intentions were completely contradicting the statute. This law aided the Germans in identifying whoever was Jewish. The industrial and infamous process lead to the extermination of a specific all across Europe. Another aspect was the Domino Effect, the laws introduced in Germany were later introduced by neighboring countries that oppressed the Jewish people.
1. Jews are forbidden to fly the Reich or national flag or display Reich colors.
2. They are, on the other hand, permitted to display the Jewish colors. The exercise of this right is protected by the state.
The second statute specifically was interesting because it was subtle, it showed the Jewish that the German state protected their exercising of that right. Typically, that would be a good thing, but instead the intentions were completely contradicting the statute. This law aided the Germans in identifying whoever was Jewish. The industrial and infamous process lead to the extermination of a specific all across Europe. Another aspect was the Domino Effect, the laws introduced in Germany were later introduced by neighboring countries that oppressed the Jewish people.
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